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Here's an interesting article in the Huffington Post on the general election this past Sunday in Sweden:
Sweden Is What Happens When Liberals Let The Far-Right Set The Agenda. The country’s left-wing Social Democrats just saw their worst election result in generations.
I agree with this conclusion. The Swedish Social Democrats were "saved" (they could have done much, much worse than 28% TBH) when they late in the election campaign actually started countering the racist politics of the Sweden Democrats with their own politics and solutions. In addition to this, they also - finally - promised some much-needed welfare investments.
In the graph above we can see how the voter support for the Social Democrats has progressed during the election campaign. In phase 1 they were all about harder punishment for crime and tougher limits on immigration and refugees - something which just resulted in reinforcing the racist worldview of the SwedenDemocrats and a country near collapse (despite the fact that Sweden today is one of the richest, happiest and successful countries in the world). Phase 2 is when the support for the Social Democrats started to rise again, coincidentally this was also around the time when they campaigned more on traditionally strong social democratic talking points, such as welfare investments and economic redistribution.
So the general election in Sweden clearly shows IMO that progressives, socialists, and liberals will always lose when they let the far-right set the political agenda.

Swedish prime minister, Stefan Löfven, criticizes US President Donald Trump's tariff proposal while standing right next to Trump at a press conference.
Sweden's prime minister takes a shot at Trump's tariffs while standing right next to Trump, Business Insider reports.
Watch the video:
ThinkProgress has more on this: Swedish prime minister criticizes Trump’s tariff proposal right in front of him
Also this: Trump responded by saying tariffs would be imposed in a "loving, loving way." Say what!?
I'm just happy our prime minister didn't make a complete fool of himself.

The summer has just begun with midsummer around the corner, and we hope that you have enjoyed the first few weeks. If you are thinking about how to spend the rest of this summer: why not join Climate Camp Sweden?
On August 3-7, Climate Camp Sweden will take place on Hisingen in Gothenburg. The sign up for the camp is open and it would be great to see you there.
The camp has been initiated by Fossil Free Sweden, Fossilgasfällan, Nature and Youth Sweden and Friends of the Earth, but it is open for anyone who wants to take action for a sustainable and just society. There will be workshops and seminars around these themes, and how we can organise ourselves to win.
The camp will end with an action against the planned fossil gas terminal in Gothenburg harbour. There will be both a demonstration and a boat-action on the river looking forward to, and celebrating, our fossil free future. All in all, it will be a great camp with loads of learning from each other, building of a movement and fantastic, creative actions.
Sign up for the camp today, and help us spread it to everyone you know!

March for Science Stockholm kommer att äga rum den 22 april. Samling 11.30 och avmarsch kl. 12.00 från Mariatorget via Sankt Paulsgatan - Götgatan - Hökens gata - Östgötagatan - Folkungagatan - Götgatan till Medborgarplatsen (se karta: https://www.google.com/maps/d/edit?mid=1BbR-k9kxN2zLPqiSKHd64lw724w&ll=59.31638002548965%2C18.069360850000066&z=17).
Manifestationen avslutas med tal av företrädare för vetenskapen och andra samhällssektorer, liksom artister på scen ca kl. 13:00-15:00. Helene Hellmark Knutsson, minister för högre utbildning och forskning, är en av talarna.
Programmet presenteras här https://www.marchforscience.se/stockholm/ vartefter de medverkande är klara.
Anmäl deltagande i manifestationen HÄR i Facebookeventet så att vi vet ungefär hur många som kommer att delta.
För att anmäla ert deltagande globalt behöver ni också registrera er via detta formulär: https://www.marchforscience.com/rsvp?country=SE#Stockhlom
In English:
The Stockholm March for Science will take place on 22 April 2017. We will be meeting at Mariatorget at 11.30. The march route starts at 12.00 at Mariatorget via Sankt Paulsgatan - Götgatan - Hökens gata - Östgötagatan - Folkungagatan - Götgatan to Medborgarplatsen (see map: https://www.google.com/maps/d/edit?mid=1BbR-k9kxN2zLPqiSKHd64lw724w&ll=59.31638002548965%2C18.069360850000066&z=17).
On a stage in the square, a programme will run from around 13:00 to 15:00 with contributions from a range of speakers and artists, including representatives of the scientific community and other parts of society. Speakers include the Swedish Minister for Higher Education and Research Ms Helene Hellmark Knutsson. (Most speaches will be in Swedish but a few will be held in English)
Please register if you intend to take part in the demonstration to give us an estimate of how many people will be participating. We also encourage you to register your participation globally here (https://www.marchforscience.com/rsvp?country=SE#Stockhlom), to join an unprecedented gathering of people standing together to acknowledge and voice the critical role that science plays in each of our lives.

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